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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2005 Throughout years, the human organism goes through natural aging, having functional and structural changes. The part which is responsible for the corporal balance system also suffers from the aging process, creating great impact for the elderly.Thus, the present paper aims to study the vestibular function of old people suffering from dizziness, tinnitus
Sheelen Larissa Ruwer +2 more
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Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is most prevalent in the elderly, and there is a progressive increase in the notification rate with age. Most cases of TB in the elderly are linked to the reactivation of lesions that have remained dormant. The awakening of these lesions is attributable to changes in the immune system related to senescence.
Caraux-Paz, Pauline +3 more
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HemaSphere, 2018 AbstractAnemia affects a substantial fraction of the elderly population, representing a public health problem that is predicted to further increase in coming years because of the demographic drive. Being typically mild, it is falsely perceived as a minor problem, particularly in the elderly with multimorbidity, so that it often remains unrecognized and
Girelli, Domenico +2 more
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Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy, 2013 The population in developed countries is aging and the proportion of higher age categories in the age structure is increasing. In the Czech Republic inhabitants aged over 70 years represented 7% of population in the year 1970, 10% in the year 2009 and the expectation for the year 2030 is 25%.
Ladislav Dušek, Jiří Petera
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BMC Pediatrics, 2018 Background Our aim was to design a study to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of adding physiotherapy to conventional treatment for children with functional constipation in primary care.
Jojanneke J. G. T. van Summeren +8 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2021 Background The integration of palliative care into primary health care has been advocated to improve its accessibility and the continuity of care. Recent studies on such an approach have mainly focused on health care cost and utilization. This study aims
Helen Yue-lai Chan +3 more
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Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2003 The older population has seen the greatest increase in the prevalence of current asthma in recent years. Asthma may begin at any age and when it occurs at an advanced as opposed to a young age, it is often nonatopic, severe, and unremitting. Unfortunately, geriatric-specific guidelines are not available for the diagnosis and treatment of asthma ...
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Aging Medicine, 2021 Main Problem Frailty is an established risk factor for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. Few studies have examined the longitudinal relationship between frailty and cognition. Methods Participants of Rush Memory and Aging project (n = 625, 67.5%
Lindsay M. K. Wallace +6 more
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A Less Known Stroke Mimic: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2016 Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-neuro-radiological diagnosis, which can complicate a wide range of conditions. Clinical features include generalised and/or focal neurological deficits.
Keneilwe Malomo, Ontefetse Ntlholang
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objective Anaemia leads to poor health outcomes in older adults; however, most current research in China has focused on younger adults. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors in older adults in an urban ...
Wenqing Ni +4 more
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